Principles of ecosystem stewardship
Subtitle: resilience-based natural resource management in a changing world
By: F. Stuart Chapin III, Gary P. Kofinas, Carl Folke, editors ; illustrated by Melissa C. Chapin.
Contributors: Chapin, F. Stuart III.; Kofinas, Gary P.; Folke, Carl.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780387730325; 9780387730332
Subjects: Ecosystem management; Sustainable development; Natural resources -- Management; Environmental management; Conservation of natural resources -- Social aspects; Environmental policy
Description: Natural resource management is entering a new era in which rapid environmental and social changes inevitably alter ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. This textbook provides a new framework for natural resource management—a framework based on stewardship of ecosystems for ecological integrity and human well-being in a world dominated by uncertainty and change. The goal of ecosystem stewardship is to respond to and shape changes in social-ecological systems in order to sustain the supply and availability of ecosystem services by society. The book links recent advances in the theory of resilience, sustainability, and vulnerability with practical issues of ecosystem management and governance. Chapters by leading experts then illustrate these principles in major social-ecological systems of the world. Inclusion of review questions, glossary, and suggestions for additional reading makes Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship: Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management in a Changing World particularly suitable for use in all courses of resource management, resource ecology, sustainability science, and the human dimensions of global change. Professional resource managers, policy makers, leaders of NGOs, and researchers will find this novel synthesis a valuable tool in developing strategies for a more sustainable planet. About the Authors: F. Stuart Chapin, III is Professor of Ecology in the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Gary P. Kofinas is Associate Professor of Resource Policy and Management in the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Carl Folke is Professor and Science Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-386) and index.
Table of contents: title: A framework for understanding change / F. Stuart Chapin III, Carl Folke, and Gary P. Kofinas; title: Managing ecosystems sustainably : the key role of resilience / F. Stuart Chapin III; title: Sustaining livelihoods and human well-being during social-ecological change / Gary P. Kofinas and F. Stuart Chapin III; title: Adaptive co-management in social-ecological governance / Gary P. Kofinas; title: Transformations in ecosystem stewardship / Carl Folke, F. Stuart Chapin III, and Per Olsson; title: Conservation, community, and livelihoods : sustaining, renewing, and adapting cultural connections to the land / Fikret Berkes, Gary P. Kofinas, and F. Stuart Chapin III; title: Forest systems : living with long-term change / Frederick J. Swanson and F. Stuart Chapin III; title: Drylands : coping with uncertainty, thresholds, and changes in state / D. Mark Stafford Smith ... [et al.]; title: Freshwaters : managing across scales in space and time / Stephen R. Carpenter and Reinette Biggs; title: Oceans and estuaries : managing the commons / Carl Walters and Robert Ahrens; title: Coastal marine systems : conserving fish and sustaining community livelihoods with co-management / Evelyn Pinkerton; title: Managing food production systems for resilience / Rosamond L. Naylor; title: Cities : managing densely settled social-ecological systems / J. Morgan Grove; title: The earth system : sustaining planetary life-support systems / Oran R. Young and Will Steffen; title: Resilience-based stewardship : strategies for navigating sustainable pathways in a changing world / F. Stuart Chapin III ... [et al.].